James H. Harrell II, MD

Professor of Medicine; Chief, Pulmonary Special Care Unit Director, Pulmonary Diagnostic & Nd:YAG Laser Unit UCSD Medical Center Hillcrest

CLINICAL INTERESTS:

1. Therapeutic and diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy
2. Rigid bronchoscopy
3. Laser therapy
4. Brachytherapy and endobronchial radiation
5. Tracheal and bronchial stenting
6. Photodynamic therapy
7. Lung volume reduction
8. Percutaneous tracheostomy
9. Transtracheal oxygen
10. Large volume pulmonary lavage
11. Thoracentesis, pleural biopsy, percutaneous needle aspiration of the chest
12. Bronchoscopy ultrasonography
13. Auto Florescence bronchoography

INVESTIGATIVE INTERESTS:

1. Obstructive airway diseases, i.e. lung cancer, papillomatosis
2. Limited Wegener's granulomatosis
3. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM)
4. Relapsing polychondritis
5. Alveolar proteinosis
6. Pulmonary sarcoidosis
7. Tracheopathia osteoplastica
8. Airway complications of lung transplantation
9. Evaluation of trauma and inhalation airway injuries
10. Diagnosis of pulmonary infections in immunocompromised patients

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

1. Colt HG, Harrell JH. Therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy allows level of care changes in patients with acute respiratory failure from central airways obstruction. Chest 1997;112:202-6.
2. Goskowicz R, Harrell JH, Roth MD. Intraoperative diagnosis of torsion of the left lung after repair of a disruption of the descending thoracic aorta. Anesthesiology 1997;87:164-6.
3. Colt HG, Chang EJ, Harrell JH, Rickman LS. Clinical consideration when herpes simplex virus is isolated from bronchoscopy specimens. J Bronchology 1997;4:209-14.
4. Colt HG, Harrell JH. External fixation of subglottic tracheal stents. Chest 1994;105:1653-7.
5. Prince Jh, Duhamel DR, Levin DL, Harrell, JH. Non-neoplastaic Lesions of the Tracheobronchial Wall: Radiologic Findings with Bronchoscopic Correlation. Radiographics. 22:S215-S230. 2002.
6. Duhamel DR, Harrell JH. Laser Bronchoscopy. Chest Surgery Clinics of North America. 11 (4):769-789. 2001.
7. Schnader J, Harrell JH, Mathur P, Joseph C, Koduri J, Kvale P. Clinical Problems in Cardiopulmonary Disease. Bronchiectasis and Endobronchial Polyps. Chest. 121-637-643. 2002.
8. Rose SC, Foohi M, Levin DL, Harrell JH. Cerebral Microembolization during Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Malignancies. Journal Vascular Interventional Radiology. 13 (10):1051-1054. 2002.
9. Colt HC, Mathur P, Harrell JH, Beamis J: Novel Flexible Bronchoscope and single-use Endosheath System: a Preliminary Techology Evaluation. Chest. 118:183-187.